Archive for February 21st, 2008
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
German stocks opened higher Thursday on the Frankfurt market.
The 30-share DAX Index rose 1.01 percent or 69.92 points to 6,969.60 at 09:13 a.m. (0813 GMT).
The MDAX index of medium-sized companies rose 0.82 percent or 74.69 ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
South Korea's commodity prices rose by 17.3 percent in January from a year earlier, which is the fastest pace since October 1998, the central bank said Thursday.
"The country's commodity prices shot up last month on a surge in globa ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Tokyo stocks rebounded sharply Thursday.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, which fell nearly 450 points, or over 3 percent, on Wednesday, surged 377.91 points, or 2.84 percent, to 13,688.28.
The broader Topix index of all ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) criticized government's plan to charge value-added tax for the use of electricity beyond 1,300 watts for being politically motivated, local press said Thursday.
"The governmen ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
NEW YORK: US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's loss to rival Barack Obama in Wisconsin and Hawaii on Tuesday leaves her one last chance to stop her surging opponent, in the next contests in Texas and Ohio.
Clinton has ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Indonesia will not buy rice from other countries this year because domestic supplies can meet the national demand, an official said Thursday.
"The 2008 rice procurement will be filled entirely by domestic sources," state logistics ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Afghan security men during overnight raids arrested seven "terrorists" and suicide attackers from southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city, which has seen two consecutive bombing attacks during past five days, provincial governor said Thursday. ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The NATO-led force have killed two Taliban leaders during an operation in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the military alliance said in a statement issued Thursday.
Mullah Abdul Matin and his associate Mullah Karim Agha wer ...
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